Thanks Brad. It's been a bit crazy so far but it's worth every second. The cycling I'm afraid is suffering a bit but I kind of expected that, and holding Koichi is well worth it. I'm just hoping we don't spoil him too badly.

Forgive yourself for your cycling taking a back seat. There is simply no way to keep it on the same priority as it was before Koichi came into your life. Maybe you're different, but you'll find, when faced with the opportunity to catch up on much-needed sleep or riding, sleep is a much better choice.

I'm finding that sleep is priority, but when it's time to take care of him (in lieu of sleep) it's easy to get up. Slow, okay, but easy. Never a question of "let me just put it off for a bit". Quite amazing, especially since it's day in, day out. I can psych myself up for one early morning, or even a few (like for Bethel), but every day... it's pretty incredible.